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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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